Northern Ireland: Assembly votes to ban smoking in cars with children and tax sugary drinks

Warning to electronic cigarette users following battery explosion

The Local Government Association (LGA) has issued a warning to electronic cigarettes users following reports of battery explosions.

According to the LGA a major issue is that some batteries bought online are not up to standard and can explode. They have advised electronic cigarette users to:

• Always use the correct charger and follow the manufacturer’s instructions
• Never charge a battery that has been damaged, dropped or struck
• Never plug a charger into a non-approved mains power transformer
• Check your battery has an overcharge or overheat protection function
• Don’t overcharge. Remove the battery from charge when complete
• Never leave a charging battery unattended
• Don’t use if wet
• Do not overtighten the atomiser when connecting it to the charge

UK air pollution ‘linked to 40,000 early deaths a year’

“Every breath we take: the lifelong impact of air pollution”, the report from the Royal College of Physicians and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Heath, which sets out the impact of air pollution, is now available online.

Top ten most controversial adverts revealed

The top 10 most complained about adverts in 2015 have been revealed by the Advertising Standards Authority.

They include a Public Health England anti-smoking campaign, which showed a cigarette containing flesh which prompted 181 complaints, an electronic cigarette advert, and an advert released by the British Heart Foundation.

Study: Measuring nicotine delivery from electronic cigarettes

Ahead of the implementation of the EU TPD, from which point electronic cigarettes sold in Europe will have to be tested to ensure that they deliver nicotine consistently, a study published in the journal Addiction has evaluated a new method for measuring nicotine delivery from electronic cigarettes.

The authors propose that this protocol could be adopted by the EU regulators as a method for testing consistency in nicotine delivery from electronic cigarettes.

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